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Review: Activate Tech Talent dayhttp://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/jul/18/review-activate-tech-talent-day
From a mobile app to help improve the dieting process to a citizen journalism project an eclectic range of startups presented at the Activate Tech Talent day<p>For a day I felt a little like Evan Davis, hosting the Guardian's answer to Dragons' Den, the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/2013/may/23/activate-tech-talent-day" title="">Activate Tech Talent day</a> where eight budding entrepreneurs battled it out to win the attention and praise of a panel of judges comprised of leading investors and journalists. The prize was not a cash investment, that the companies &quot;so desperately needed&quot; as Evan Davies would say, but instead the opportunity to present to a much wider audience at the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/2013/apr/12/activate-london-programme" title="">Guardian Activate Summit</a>. To get there they needed to convince the judges not only that their idea was a good business or charity but that it also had the power to positively change the world around us.</p><p>The talent day was held at the newly opened <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/gnm-press-office/guardiancoffee-brings-open-journalism-to-life-in-east-london" title="">#guardiancoffee in Shoreditch</a>, the heart of Tech City UK. The pop-up cafe sweltered on one of the hottest days of the year making everyone feel like they were in a literal dragon's den.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/jul/18/review-activate-tech-talent-day">Continue reading...</a>Media & Tech NetworkActivateActivate LondonThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:25:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/jul/18/review-activate-tech-talent-dayGraham Turner/GuardianThe Activate tech talent day took place at #guardiancoffee in Shoreditch. Photograph: Graham Turner for the GuardianGraham Turner/GuardianThe Activate tech talent day took place at #guardiancoffee in Shoreditch. Photograph: Graham Turner for the GuardianBenjamin Cohen2013-07-18T09:25:00ZActivate review: the age of agilityhttp://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/jul/31/agile-guardian-activate
<strong>Tim Weber</strong> looks back at the Guardian Activate Summit 2012 in London, building on the theme of agility and the challenge of organisations having to pivot and adapt to stay ahead of change<p>Are there any companies left that can confidently say they are not technology companies? Whether you are a retailer or manufacturer, an artisan craftsman or farmer, a social entrepreneur or publisher: technology will rule your operations and business plan.</p><p>Indeed, if there's one thing we can take away from the Guardian's recent <a href="http://guardian.co.uk/activate/london" title="">Activate</a> conference, it's that to have success, companies and organisations need to understand how technology can deliver for them. They need to learn how to use technology to best effect — whether they want to become the next start-up success or wage a media campaign against an authoritarian regime.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/jul/31/agile-guardian-activate">Continue reading...</a>ActivateActivate LondonMedia & Tech NetworkActivate LondonTue, 31 Jul 2012 08:23:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2012/jul/31/agile-guardian-activateAnna Gordon/GuardianBERG's Matt Webb at the Activate Summit. Photograph: Anna Gordon for the GuardianAnna Gordon/GuardianBERG's Matt Webb at the Activate Summit. Photograph: Anna Gordon for the GuardianTim Weber2012-07-31T08:23:00Z